Biography - James H. Brown
JAMES HARVEY BROWN. He is the son of James and Polly (Baker) Brown, and was born in Clinton, Ohio on 4 Sept 1823. He was educated in common schools and reared on the farm which he continued to follow. He married in Nov. 1846 to Lyda L. Barnes who bore him seven children, five of whom now live. He joined the Christian Church in 1855 and has been Deacon for several years. He is Democratic in politics. Post Office St. Augustine.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
